ABC likes 'Nashville' to tune of full season

Nov. 13, 2012

Are you loving ABC’s drama “Nashville”? Then here’s some good news: The network has picked up a full season of the new Music City-based drama, it announced Monday.

“Nashville,” which airs locally at 9 p.m., joins previously announced full-season orders for new comedy “The Neighbors” and returning drama series “Scandal.”

Ratings have been up and down for “Nashville.” The show hit its lowest viewership for its fourth episode, which aired the final week in October, but it was back on the upswing Wednesday with the fifth episode of the locally produced show garnering 6.1 million viewers — up from 5.74 million on Oct. 31.

Still, on average, during its airing hour, “Nashville” is No. 1 in its time period among adults ages 18-49, beating CBS’ veteran “C.S.I.” by 3 percent and NBC’s freshman “Chicago Fire” by 33 percent, according to a release by the network.